Search the Web

Searching the Web

Worksheet for Searching The Web Webquest

Format for Citing Authorities

General Format	Author's Last Name, Initial(s). (Date of document [if different from date accessed)]. Title of document. Title of complete work [if applicable]. Version or File number [if applicable]. (Edition or revision [if applicable]).Protocol and address, access path, or directories (date of access).
Sample	Sine, P.H. (1998). What's technology got to do with it? http://www.udel.edu/sine/got2do/ (22 July 1999).

The Process

For each question, record this information.

Answer
Search tool used and why and your strategy
How did you decide that this information was accurate?
A citation for your source

Evaluation

Use this rubric to evaluate your use of the Internet to find the answers to questions. Give yourself a score for each question for each item on the rubric and then average those to get a final score.

	Beginning 1 pts.	Accomplished 2 pts.	Exemplary 3 pts.
Answering the Question	Found the correct answer for only a few of the questions.	Found the correct answer for the questions.	Found the correct answer for the questions and verified the answer by finding a second source.
Explaining the Search Tool Used	Tools seemed to be chosen randomly without a clear understanding of the relative purposes.	Explanation of each tool choice showed a limited understanding about why the tool was appropriate for the task.	Explanation of each tool choice clearly showed why the tool was appropriate for the task.
Evaluating the Usefulness of Information	Responses were vague about why a particular source was likely to be accurate on a given question.	Responses ignored one or more key factors in deciding on the accuracy of information.	Responses clearly indicated why the given source was most likely to provide accurate information.
Using the Correct Form for a Citation	Citations were generally missing.	Citations were incomplete or inaccurate.	Citations were complete and accurate. The sources of information could readly be found by someone else.
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